Brenntag Opens Innovation & Training Center in Thailand to Support its Coatings & Other Business

Published on 2013-07-01. Author :
SpecialChem

Brenntag, one of the global market leaders in chemical distribution, further expanded its application laboratory facilities with the construction of a new Innovation & Training Center in Thailand. The new facility is situated within the premises of the Warehouse and Logistics Center in Bangkok offering two training rooms and six technical application laboratories. The labs are designed to support Brenntag's Specialties business for Personal Care, Food & Beverage, Agro, Cleaning, Textile and Coatings (ACES).

For customers, Brenntag adds value by developing new product formulations for and together with customers using the broad range of specialty ingredients in their product portfolio. Customers appreciate that Brenntag can speed up the process for new product launches by having access to an application lab and technical staff in close proximity to their markets.

Through the new Innovation & Training Center, Brenntag Thailand is also able to offer more value-added services to suppliers. In partnership with suppliers, Brenntag arranges customer seminars which are targeting individual customer needs. Suppliers also have the opportunity to conduct training sessions at the Center with the assistance of experienced and competent specialists of Brenntag.

About Brenntag

Brenntag is one of the global market leaders in full-line chemical distribution. Linking chemical manufacturers and chemical users, Brenntag provides business-to-business distribution solutions for industrial and specialty chemicals globally. With over 10,000 products and a world-class supplier base, Brenntag offers one-stop-shop solutions to more than 170,000 customers. The value-added services include just-in-time delivery, product mixing, formulation, repackaging, inventory management, drum return handling as well as extensive technical support. Headquartered in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, the company operates a global network with more than 450 locations in over 70 countries. In 2012 the company realized global sales of EUR 9.7 billion (USD 12.5 billion) with nearly 13,000 employees.